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Soudersburg, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 540.
Males: 218  (40.4%)
Females: 322  (59.6%)
Median resident age:

35.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $82,691
Soudersburg:

$82,691
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,097

Soudersburg CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $287,200
Soudersburg:

$287,200
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $307,240; detached houses: $296,896

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,337.

March 2022 cost of living index in Soudersburg: 96.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 0.0%

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  • Races in Soudersburg, PA (2022)
    • 29364.4%White alone
    • 9621.1%Black alone
    • 6313.8%Hispanic

Races in Soudersburg detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (24.4%), Irish (13.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 376 feet

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (8.1 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (53.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Ronks, PA (1.0 miles ),
Gordonville, PA (1.1 miles ),
Paradise, PA (1.3 miles ),
Bird-in-Hand, PA (1.5 miles ),
Strasburg borough, PA (1.6 miles ),
Smoketown, PA (1.7 miles ),
Intercourse, PA (1.8 miles ),
Witmer, PA (1.9 miles )

Latitude: 40.02 N, Longitude: 76.16 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

Distribution of median household income in Soudersburg, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Soudersburg, PA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 148. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

148
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2008 was 0.413. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.413
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2015 was 9.34. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

9.34
U.S.:

5.11
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 29.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

29.6
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 17.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

17.3
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 20.8. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

20.8
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 0.00190. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00190
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

Soudersburg-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Soudersburg place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category F3 tornado 26.1 miles away from the place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Soudersburg-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 174.3 miles away from Soudersburg center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 22.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 23.0 miles away from Soudersburg center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 244.5 miles away from Soudersburg center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 287.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lancaster County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Soudersburg:

  • BAYADA NURSES INC (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • EXTENDED FAMILY CARE (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • COMMUJITY SERVICES GROUP, INC (Hospital, about 7 miles away; WILLOW, PA)
  • LAKESIDE AT WILLOW VALLEY (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; WILLOW STREET, PA)
  • DAVITA - LANCASTER (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WILLOW VALLEY MANOR HEALTHCARE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • COMMUNITY HOSP LANCASTER HHC (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)

Amtrak stations near Soudersburg:

  • 9 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
  • 18 miles: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Soudersburg:

  • Franklin and Marshall College (about 9 miles; Lancaster, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania (about 11 miles; Millersville, PA; FT enrollment: 7,743)
  • Lincoln University of Pennsylvania (about 19 miles; Lincoln University, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • Alvernia University (about 24 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,461)
  • Reading Area Community College (about 25 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,941)
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (about 26 miles; Exton, PA; FT enrollment: 2,731)
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (about 26 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,605)

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Church in Soudersburg: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lancaster County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

62.7%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

10.4%
Whole state:

6.6%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Soudersburg:

Marital status in Soudersburg, PA
  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 72.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

For population 25 years and over in Soudersburg:

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

14.2
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Soudersburg, PA (based on Lancaster County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant122,957568
Mainline Protestant71,573192
Catholic51,29220
Other5,53620
Black Protestant2,1638
Orthodox1,6002
None264,324-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 106
Lancaster County:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Lancaster County:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 31
Lancaster County:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 131
This county:

2.63 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 296
This county:

5.94 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.4%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Lancaster County:

27.4%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.1%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

4.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($63,382 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.04%
Pennsylvania average:

5.27%

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($104 average AGI)
Lancaster County:

0.01%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from York County, PA  0.34% ($52,417 average AGI)
from Berks County, PA  0.33% ($53,653)
from Chester County, PA  0.32% ($64,771)


4.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,657 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.16%
Pennsylvania average:

5.44%

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($74 average AGI)
Lancaster County:

0.01%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to York County, PA  0.51% ($52,440 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.31% ($49,881)
to Chester County, PA  0.26% ($60,586)

Strongest AM radio stations in Soudersburg:

  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Soudersburg:

  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W259AA (99.7 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLCH (91.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: SPANISH AMERICAN CIVIC ASSC FOR EQUL)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFNM (89.1 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Soudersburg:

  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Soudersburg fatal accident list:

Dec 6, 2021 07:40 AM, Us-30 Lincoln Hw, Lat: 40.012819, Lon: -76.143900, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 10, 2018 05:29 AM, Us-30 Lincoln Hwy, Lat: 40.016694, Lon: -76.163483, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 19, 2016 07:43 PM, Sr-30 Lincoln Hwy, Lat: 40.012161, Lon: -76.140517, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 30ft / 8.9mTotal length
  • 19,679Total average daily traffic
  • 2,981Total average daily truck traffic
  • 27,356Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Soudersburg, PA
  • 89.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 10.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Soudersburg, PA
  • 100.0%Electricity


Soudersburg compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
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